University of California - San Diego
Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Global Literatures in English
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | California, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
University of California San Diego
Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Global Literatures in English
The Department of Literature within the Division of Arts and Humanities at the University of California, San Diego (http://literature.ucsd.edu) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and is offering a tenure-track position for an Assistant Professor specializing in Modern and Contemporary Global Literatures in English. Candidates who specialize in global literatures in English, including non-British cultures and literatures (African, Caribbean, South Asian, etc.) and their diasporic manifestations, are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants must be willing and able to teach a course in British literature from 1835 to the present. We are looking for applicants whose range of expertise might also include the following: postcolonial, subaltern and cultural studies; materialist approaches (corporeal or economic); theories of gender and sexuality; multi-lingual, transnational projects; work on or in new media. Teaching duties will range from broad undergraduate surveys to more specialized upper-division courses and graduate seminars. We encourage applications from those whose research, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.
Demonstrated commitment to excellence by providing leadership in teaching, research, and service toward building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment is preferred. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in hand before July 2016. The level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Salary will be based on published UC pay scales.
Closing Date: Application Deadline is November 1, 2015.
To Apply: Submit all application documentation using UCSD's online Recruit web page http://apptrkr.com/670216
Please apply to the following in your application: Literature (JPF00897)
Required documents include:
1) a cover letter (include job ad code “160” and the acronym showing where you found the ad) at the top of your cover letter,
2) current CV,
3) at least 3 letters of recommendation; please add contact names and requested information (click on the prompt to contact references, which generates an email to these references),
4) one, or at most two, sample syllabi,
5) a writing sample of 20-30 pages. Upload in .doc or .pdf format. Request your dossier services to upload reference letters to your online application web page,
6) a personal diversity and leadership statement (see below). Applicants should include a personal statement summarizing their contributions to diversity and leadership. Contribution to diversity statements could include an attention to diverse learning needs, engaging learning fields of diverse communities, pedagogical methods that address learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds, an awareness of inequities in education and research, a track record of specific activities that address and mitigate inequities, follow-up of positive impact on under-represented students, and a specific plan of activities and follow-up at UCSD (see http://facultyequity.ucsd.edu/Faculty-Applicant-C2D-Info.asp for further information).
Proof of authorization to work in the U. S. will be required prior to employment (Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1985). UCSD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity (http://diversity.ucsd.edu/). AA-EOE
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More information about this recruitment: http://literature.ucsd.edu/news-events/employment-opportunities.html
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http://apptrkr.com/670216 |
Website: | http://apptrkr.com/670216 |
Primary Category: | Literature |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 09/14/2015 |
Closing Date | 11/05/2015 |